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1994 SESSION
HB 450 Drug Control Act.
Introduced by: Jay W. DeBoer | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Drug Control Act. Revises the authorization for individuals charged with administering medications which are normally self-administered. This provision relates to employees of various health care facilities who are not health care providers. Presently, this law requires that individuals delegated the responsibility to administer drugs that are normally self-administered obtain authorization in writing from a physician, administer the drugs in accordance with the physician's instructions, and complete a Board of Nursing training program. This bill provides that a person who has satisfactorily completed a training program approved by the Board of Nursing and who administers such drugs in accordance with a physician's instructions may administer drugs that are normally self-administered to patients, residents and participants of certain facilities without having written authorization to do so from a physician The paragraph providing immunity from liability to the physician for the actions of the person administering the medication is struck. This provision is intended to provide more flexibility for the facilities employing individuals charged with this responsibility.
FULL TEXT
- 01/24/94 House: Presented and ordered printed pdf
- 02/22/94 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB450ER) pdf
- 03/10/94 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0053) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/24/94 House: Presented and ordered printed
- 01/24/94 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/26/94 House: Assigned to H. W. I. sub-committee: 1
- 02/03/94 House: Reported from H. W. I. (19-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/94 House: Read first time
- 02/07/94 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/08/94 House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/94 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/94 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/09/94 Senate: Read first time
- 02/09/94 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/17/94 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/94 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/94 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/94 Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/94 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/94 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/94 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB450ER)
- 02/28/94 House: Enrolled
- 02/28/94 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/01/94 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/07/94 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 53 (effective 7/1/94)
- 03/10/94 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0053)